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Delhi rebuts Dutch rights criticism
New Delhi has rejected reported remarks by Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on media freedom and minority rights, saying India remains a vibrant democracy where free speech, diversity and religious coexistence are protected by constitutional guarantees. The response came during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands on...
Dehradun curbs follow factory wage unrest
Dehradun authorities imposed prohibitory orders across the Selaqui and SIDCUL industrial areas on Sunday after a labour protest over wages and overtime payments escalated into violence, prompting police action, arrests and tighter surveillance across one of Uttarakhand’s key manufacturing belts. Additional District Magistrate Krishna Kumar Mishra issued the order...
BNP ties Delhi relations to Ganges pact
Bangladesh’s main governing party has placed the renewal of the Ganges water-sharing agreement at the centre of future relations with New Delhi, urging talks on a fresh arrangement well before the 30-year treaty expires in December 2026. Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Dhaka expected...
Gandhi sharpens Adani trade charge
Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of placing Gautam Adani’s legal troubles in the United States ahead of India’s trade interests, escalating a political confrontation over the interim trade framework with Washington and the expected winding down of US enforcement action against the billionaire-led group. Gandhi, Leader...
Barakah generator fire tests nuclear security protocols
Abu Dhabi authorities contained a fire at an external electrical generator near the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday after a drone strike hit the site in the Al Dhafra Region, with officials reporting no injuries and no impact on radiological safety levels. The incident occurred outside the plant’s...
Muslim forums press Congress on promises
Bengaluru’s Muslim organisations have accused Karnataka’s Congress government of practising “soft Hindutva”, warning that unfulfilled pledges on reservation, hijab, hate speech and political representation have deepened discontent among a core support base that backed the party in the 2023 Assembly election. A convention held at Town Hall in Bengaluru...
FIR deepens Bengal poll confrontation
Police have registered a First Information Report against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee over alleged provocative campaign speeches, intensifying West Bengal’s post-election confrontation after a bruising Assembly contest that ended the party’s long hold on power. The case was lodged at Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station after a...
Trump weighs Iran strike option
Washington is preparing for a pivotal decision by President Donald Trump on Iran as aides draw up military options that could revive air strikes if diplomacy fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and contain Tehran’s nuclear advances. The deliberations follow Trump’s return from a three-day visit to Beijing,...
Chabahar push tests sanctions diplomacy
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has urged New Delhi to stay invested in Chabahar Port, framing the project as a strategic anchor of India-Iran ties at a time when US sanctions have slowed work and raised fresh uncertainty around long-term financing. Speaking in New Delhi after attending the BRICS...
Bhojshala verdict sharpens temple dispute
Multiple reactions poured in after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati, setting aside the 2003 administrative arrangement that had allowed Hindu worship on Tuesdays and Friday namaz by Muslims...
Dhar prayers deepen Bhojshala verdict faultline
Muslim worshippers offered Friday namaz at the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar hours before a decisive Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling altered the legal status of one of the state’s most sensitive religious disputes. The Indore bench declared the protected monument a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati...
CJI remarks stir activist backlash
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s comparison of some unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches” during a Supreme Court hearing on May 15 has triggered sharp debate over judicial language, professional ethics and the place of media, social media and RTI activism in public accountability. The remarks were made by a...
Court scrutiny sharpens over Rahul asset claims
Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to verify a complaint alleging that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holds assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, setting July 20 as the next date for the agencies to apprise the court...
Fuel rise tests inflation defences
Petrol and diesel became costlier by ₹3 a litre on Friday, ending a near four-year freeze in retail fuel rates and raising concern that transport, food and household costs could harden across the economy.State-run oil marketing companies implemented the increase with immediate effect after weeks of pressure from elevated...
Fuel hike sharpens Congress attack
Petrol and diesel prices rose by ₹3 a litre across the country on Friday, setting off a sharp political attack from the Congress, which accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of burdening households immediately after Assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory. Congress linked the increase to the...
Bench shift deepens excise case tensions
Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma has transferred the excise policy matter involving Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders to another bench after initiating criminal contempt proceedings over allegedly defamatory and vilifying online content directed at the court. Justice Sharma clarified that she...
Air India trims global network under fuel strain
Air India will suspend or reduce services on 29 international routes between June and August 2026, as the West Asia conflict, airspace restrictions and record jet fuel prices force the carrier to reshape its overseas network during the summer travel season. The airline said the temporary schedule changes were...
CBI cases clear Bengal hurdle
Bengal’s new government has cleared prosecution sanction for the CBI in four corruption cases involving public officials, opening the way for chargesheets and trial proceedings that had remained stalled for years. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the approvals were signed on Wednesday after files pending under the previous administration...
